Better for baby

	No chemicals or gels next to their delicate skin.
	A soft, padded landing when they fall on their bottom.
	Cloth is cosy and cute.
	Easier to spot if less wee is being produced, a sign of dehydration.

Better for you

	You can save around £500 by using cloth nappies and even more if you use them on more than one child or sell them on. Read more here.
	Better containment of runny, newborn poo so fewer whole outfit changes are required and less clothes to wash.
	A baby uses around 4500 disposable nappies by the time they are potty trained. With cloth, you don't have to purchase bulky packs of nappies when you do your weekly shop.
	Modern cloth nappies are easy-to-use and come in lots of different colours, styles and prints. But be warned.....cloth can be addictive!!

Better for the environment

	8 million disposable nappies are thrown away in the UK every day. That's 3 billion in one year. Landfill space is running out fast and the nappies will take hundreds of years to decompose.
	4 1/2 trees are destroyed to make disposable nappies for one baby.
	Poo is dealt with by the sewerage system rather than going into landfill.
	You can further minimise the environmental impact of cloth by washing on 40 degrees, line drying, using eco-powder, having an energy efficient machine and using a green energy supplier.
	An updated life-cycle analysis comparing disposable nappies to washable nappies showed that by line-drying, washing at 40 degrees and using the nappies on more than one child, you can cut your carbon footprint by 40%.